Lifestyle FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
(From left) Recording artist Juanes, actress Lucia Bose, honoree Miguel Bose, recording artist Alejandro Sanz and Chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Luis Cobos onstage. (Right) Musician Carlos Santana and singer Carlos Vives perform. Best of Latin music ready for 14th Latin Grammys he 14th annual Latin Grammys was broadcast last night from the Mandalay Bay Events TCenter in Las Vegas with a chorus of voices rec- ognizable to both English- and Spanish- speaking music fans. The awards show will be broadcast on Univision and hosted by Mexican singer-actress Lucero. The ceremony included 48 awards in 19 cat- egories. Puerto Rican singer Draco Rosa competed for song of the year (for “Mas y Mas” with Ricky Martin) against flamenco diva Buika (“La Nave del Olvido”) and Colombian actor-turned-vallenato star Carlos Vives (for “Volvi a Nacer”). The funky Argentine duo Illya Kuryaki and The Valderramas was nominated for five awards. Two talents who worked behind the scenes were favorites to rake in the awards: Javier Garza, a sound engineer from Florida who has worked with a long roster of Latin music’s super- stars, and Julio Reyes Copello, the Colombian pro- ducer behind Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Paulina Rubio, Ricky Martin, Thalia and Nelly Furtado. Natalie Cole was scheduled to perform a virtual duet with her late father. Her album “En Espanol” was nominated for album of the year. Other sched- uled performers included Carlos Santana, Marc Anthony, Jesse & Joy, Natalia Lafourcade, Alejandro Sanz, Banda Carnival and Paquita La del Barrio. On Wednesday night, stars from across the Americas gathered to honor the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year, Miguel Bose. Ricky Martin, Juanes and Laura Pausini paid tribute to the Spanish Singer Ricky Martin performs at Recording Academy Person of the Year Tribute Gala, November 20, 2013 at the singer for his music and his charitable work. — AFP Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AP/AFP photos
Spanish musician and actor Miguel Bose performs. Singer Natalia Lafourcade and Argentine duo Illya Kuryaki perform. La Vida Boheme